by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Several years ago, I dedicated a partially dead mesquite tree as a natural trellis for a native climbing milkweed
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by Heidi Linnemann The Monarch butterflies we see in the Valley spend their winters in Mexico’s central mountain range and summers in our northern states.
Rare Birds are highly likely to be spotted during the count. When that happens, they have to be fully documented on a “rare bird form.”
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Grackles—people either love them, or they decidedly do not. From first glimpse of a sleek, iridescent, purplish-hued great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), I have been smitten.
Audubon’s 120th Christmas Bird Count — CBC — is close. December 14, 2019 to January 5, 2020 Something to do with your holiday houseguests, friends
It was a sluggish day. Even the mower seemed slow, hampered by a headwind as it was. The only thing moving quickly was the wind